Critical Thinking and Argumentation:An Introduction 1
Unit 1 Logos,Ethos,Pathos and Needs 5
Ⅰ Logos,Ethos and Pathos 5
Ⅱ Needs Analysis 10
Unit 2 Fallacious Appeals to Emotion 13
SES Assignment 16
Unit 3 Fallacies about People 20
Unit 4 A Claim of Fact 24
Claims 24
Assignment 25
Unit 5 Fallacies about Arguments (Ⅰ) 36
Unit 6 Fallacies about Arguments (Ⅱ) 45
Unit 7 A Claim of Value 50
Assignment 50
Unit 8 Fallacies about Analogy 68
Illustrative Analogy vs.Faulty Analogy 68
Unit 9 Fallacies in Deduction and Induction 76
Deduction and Induction 76
Unit 10 A Claim of Policy 80
Assignment 80
Unit 11 Statistics and Ambiguities 97
Homework 101
Unit 12 Arguments for Analysis:Putting It All Together 102
Key to Exercises and Homework 113
Appendix Ⅰ:Topics for Argumentative Essays 135
Appendix Ⅱ:Examples of the MLA Style of In-Text Documentation and Bibliography 136
Appendix Ⅲ:Glossary of Fallacies 139
References 143